diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/lazy/descriptors/ClassResolutionScopesSupport.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/lazy/descriptors/ClassResolutionScopesSupport.kt
index 7605258d74d..d264eafbbd7 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/lazy/descriptors/ClassResolutionScopesSupport.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/lazy/descriptors/ClassResolutionScopesSupport.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ClassResolutionScopesSupport(
         }
     }
 
-    val scopeForClassHeaderResolution: () -> LexicalScope = storageManager.createLazyValue {
+    val scopeForClassHeaderResolution: () -> LexicalScope = storageManager.createLazyValue(onRecursion = createErrorLexicalScope) {
         scopeWithGenerics(getOuterScope())
     }